WVC 15 - 2 C- 9
§15-2C-9. Responsibilities of a Qualified Entity.
(a) Any business, agency or organization that provides care,
treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision or
recreation for children, the elderly or individuals with
disabilities and is a public, private or not-for-profit entity
within the State of West Virginia and is a qualified entity as
defined in section one of this article may utilize the Central
Abuse Registry for part of its screening process for its current
and/or prospective employees. Prospective employees and
volunteers, for the purposes of this section, include contractors
and vendors who have or may have unsupervised access to children or
disabled or elderly persons for whom the qualified entity provides
care.

(b) In order to verify eligibility as a qualified entity, the
business, agency or organization shall apply to the West Virginia
State Police on a form prescribed by the Superintendent.

(c) Once verified as a qualified entity by the West Virginia
State Police, the entity shall keep all records necessary to
facilitate a security audit by the West Virginia State Police and
shall cooperate in such audits as the West Virginia State Police or
other authorities may deem necessary. Such records include, but
are not limited to, criminal history records; notification that an
individual has no criminal history; internal policies and
procedures articulating the provisions for physical security;
records of all disseminations of criminal history information; and a current, executed qualified entity user agreement with the West
Virginia State Police.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2014 1st Special Session
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